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A geo-economics-led world order
Pakistan has reached the point of zero-sum on nuclear weapons capability with India
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The ready source of terror financing
The expanding sea of the black economy continues to offer the ‘misled’ a ready source of terror-financing
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Sisyphean strivings
Instead of making our canals theft-proof, we waste all our efforts debating the contentious Kalabagh Dam
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‘The Great Escape’
Pakistan has missed all but two of eight MDG targets by the 2015 deadline
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Banking made easy
80% of total holding of banks, amounting to Rs 5.66 trillion, is in names of just one per cent of total depositors
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Financial inclusion
Compared to other South Asian countries, Pakistan's performance has been pathetic, to say the least
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The UAE syndrome
Some of our politicians prefer to do their politics in safe environs of UAE, where politics is virtually banned
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The exchange rate debate
Artificially appreciated currency ends up subsidising imports, serves as an effective disincentive against FDI
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The dead capital
Lack of information on income prevents governments from collecting taxes and acting for the public welfare
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Coping with shrinking water resources
Thrust of policy reform needs to be on improving water-use efficiency in agriculture, which dominate water consumption